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Finding out Your Child is Not Heterosexual:
— Dr. Vula Baliotis and Dr. Lisa Manuelian November 16, 2011 / 7:30 p.m.
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
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When people come to realize that they have same-sex attraction, they often go through a developmental process to accept their sexual orientation and to come out to others. Parents and other family members also move through a process toward acceptance. This process typically entails loss, grief, shame, and stigmatization; but through the journey, family members can create more authentic, meaningful, and intimate relationships with each other and find surprising joys, relief, and freedom in the knowledge they now have.
In this talk, Dr. Vula Baliotis and Dr. Lisa Manuelian will discuss the ways in which learning one’s child is not heterosexual can impact parents and describe the process parents might go through in accepting their child. They will also discuss the impact on siblings.
Our speakers have extensive experience conducting diversity trainings on various topics including dialoging about differences and conflict; worldview; power, privilege, and oppression; racism, ethnic oppression, acculturation, ethnic identity development, and multicultural identity development; sexism and gender identity development; heterosexism and sexual orientation identity development; class oppression; ageism; and religious oppression. They understand the cost and benefits of being different.
In her private practice, Dr. Baliotis specializes in working with people who find themselves on the periphery—of family, culture, or society. Her work includes LGBT individuals and their families, women, people adjusting to a new cultural, minorities, and gifted and creative individuals.
In addition to her diversity work, Dr. Manuelian also specializes in working with woman who are pregnant or new mothers and their partners to help them understand and deal with the hormonal and emotional changes.
Both speakers received their doctoral degrees in clinical psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University, and each has taught clinical psychology: Dr. Baliotis at Alliant International University, Pepperdine University, and Ryokayn College; Dr Manuelian at Alliant International University and The Chicago School of Professional Psychology.
Dr. Baliotis
Dr. Manuelian